Warnung is a rural
locality
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in the
South Burnett Region
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.
Geography
The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...
,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia.
In the , Warnung had a population of 6 people.
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History
The locality's name came from the Warnung railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger t ...
on 18 March 1924. It is an Aboriginal word referring to a species of Eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Most species of ''Eucalyptus'' are trees, often Mallee (habit), mallees, and a few are shrubs. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalyp ...
known as box trees.[
The Warnung railway station was on the Windera railway line, now closed.
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Demographics
In the , Warnung had a population of 11 people.
References
South Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland
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